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you have to think about the unintended consequences of government intervention. sandra: let's give the last word to rich. we have really heard both sides of the story. he said what? >> we all want the best people in the job. sometimes the best people in the job are those that have been unemployed, sometimes not. we just want to be sure that in this economy that people are getting a fair shake and a whole groups of people aren't just being tossed out. we have seen evidence of this. by the way, if you are a fancy person, unemployed, you get a business card and call yourself a consultant. when you're a forklift operator, manager restaurant, do these kinds of things, they'll have the options like that. so they have been unemployed for a long time. we just want to look out. sandra: all right. thank you and think we heard both sides there. have a good night. >> thanks. sandra: well, it is no secret, facebook ipo flop but the irs is about to make it feel a whole lot better. foreign and $29 million tax refund finally push congress to overall corporate taxes. he tells nex
you have to think about the unintended consequences of government intervention. sandra: let's give the last word to rich. we have really heard both sides of the story. he said what? >> we all want the best people in the job. sometimes the best people in the job are those that have been unemployed, sometimes not. we just want to be sure that in this economy that people are getting a fair shake and a whole groups of people aren't just being tossed out. we have seen evidence of this. by the...
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unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage payment of any state in america. 24/7 wall street named nebraska the third best run state in america. gallup has recognized nebraska as the fourth best state to live in. nebraska has good schools, affordable homes, a strong work ethic and a low unemployment rate, but taxes are too high in nebraska. high taxes impede economic growth. high taxes aren't attractive for entrepreneurial growth and high paying jobs. the small business and entrepreneurship council states in their 2012 u.s. business policy index that "a high personal income tax rate raises the costs of working, saving, investing, and risk taking. the personal income tax influences businesses far more than
unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage payment of any state in america. 24/7 wall street named nebraska the third best run state in america....
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they hate the american government. why would they filibuster ahead of the defense department when we have a war going on in afghanistan, we have unrest in the middle east, we have on rest in africa, and they are playing politics with the department of defense? senator cruz reminds me of john mccarthy. these are the mccarthy hearings. they are bringing them back. they are unpatriotic. to wrap themselves in the flag and pretend like they love this country -- they wrap themselves in the flag and pretend like they love this country. 25% of republicans want to secede from this country. host: brian from cincinnati, ohio. caller: this woman's statement was a democratic byline. this is the way the senate was supposed to work. it would be nice they pass a budget. senator reid does not want to bring that up. it would be nice if they took up the 26 bills the house of representatives sent them. now they are moaning and groaning. host: here is what "the wall street journal s" says -- steve, minneapolis, a republican color. caller:
they hate the american government. why would they filibuster ahead of the defense department when we have a war going on in afghanistan, we have unrest in the middle east, we have on rest in africa, and they are playing politics with the department of defense? senator cruz reminds me of john mccarthy. these are the mccarthy hearings. they are bringing them back. they are unpatriotic. to wrap themselves in the flag and pretend like they love this country -- they wrap themselves in the flag and...
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government. turns out, according to the "new york times," they don't deliver what they promise. >> yeah. i'm going to stay away electric that issue right now for a little bit. what i am gog say is, yes, are seeing a lotf waste and i do think there is a lot of room to streamline that waste. but i don't think we should be cutting off all green spending. going back to president obama and what he pitched this week in his state of the union speech, he's talk being a $2 billion clean energy transportation fund. yes, he talks about electric vehicles. i have my issues with those. but he's also talking about going back to steve's point, natural gas and domestically produced biofuel. if we want to compete against on the world stage, against china or india or brazil, then we need to be look at those aas. >> we need in the gas. i wish he would tell the epa that. rich, what about the argument that rick made, which is we're always hearing about government being the pioneer, that government is the seed capital
government. turns out, according to the "new york times," they don't deliver what they promise. >> yeah. i'm going to stay away electric that issue right now for a little bit. what i am gog say is, yes, are seeing a lotf waste and i do think there is a lot of room to streamline that waste. but i don't think we should be cutting off all green spending. going back to president obama and what he pitched this week in his state of the union speech, he's talk being a $2 billion clean...
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russia's government estimates the meteor caused a least 33-million dollars worth of damage. gas prices spiking in the chicago area. and grocery stores are offering some deals that could help you save a few dollars. wgn's robert jordan has details on the programs. now that gasoline prices are over $4 per gallon, the hike asst is digging deeply into the pockets of motorists. is it hard for you with these gas prices? of course. yes. it is hard for me. i don't make a lot of money. creative drivers are turning to reward programs that offer savings when you shop at one location and buy gas at a participating phillip station. it is a wonderful program. customers save on come qualified purchases. it takes off. a great program. customers receive 5¢ off per gallon for every $50 spent in qualifying purchases. they can do that for up to 20 gal. of fuel. there is also a program where you will receive 10¢ off for 100 points at participating mobil filling stations. it is good. he has been in the program for a few months and enjoys the savings it is great. especially when it jumped 30¢ i
russia's government estimates the meteor caused a least 33-million dollars worth of damage. gas prices spiking in the chicago area. and grocery stores are offering some deals that could help you save a few dollars. wgn's robert jordan has details on the programs. now that gasoline prices are over $4 per gallon, the hike asst is digging deeply into the pockets of motorists. is it hard for you with these gas prices? of course. yes. it is hard for me. i don't make a lot of money. creative drivers...
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yes but i mean in some countries we've seen that despite the crisis governments are continuing to. invest in in social inclusion policies and integration policies so i mean it shows that even despite the crisis it doesn't mean that governments don't have to continue you know promoting these policies and improving the situation for europeans is there not a danger that the far right parties could really make it to mainstream european politics any time soon we see what's going on in greece at the moment. yes i mean definitely in some countries i mean the far right has have some breakthrough i mean we've seen also in the recent french elections that. that had quite a big share of the vote so that at the same time another actually is the far right has has had losses so there's not really picture across europe but there's definitely a danger that for instance some cultures like greece if the government doesn't invest in social measures that this might be the case in the future georgina from the european network who gets racism thank you very much indeed for joining us georgina thanks tha
yes but i mean in some countries we've seen that despite the crisis governments are continuing to. invest in in social inclusion policies and integration policies so i mean it shows that even despite the crisis it doesn't mean that governments don't have to continue you know promoting these policies and improving the situation for europeans is there not a danger that the far right parties could really make it to mainstream european politics any time soon we see what's going on in greece at the...
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government versus press story and the press here has been struggling against various government agencies and gradually has been able to leave at least some of the secrecy surrounding this story there was a gag order here apparently and defer this was the case and one cannot confirm it independently from israel but again embarrassing as it is one has to rely on foreign sources if that is true and a gag order was signed by a judge then one would have been subject to prosecution if one were to violate it so apparently even though these really press is far from being lazy for the last two years it has waited passively for someone abroad in this case australia to break the story. still to come in the program grim predictions for the u.k. the growing gap between rich and poor and sinking living standards that's what experts predict for much of the british population report on that in a few minutes. also examine the violence that's plaguing mali off to the un human rights chief says the situation in the country is swiftly deteriorating following the french intervention that is coming up after t
government versus press story and the press here has been struggling against various government agencies and gradually has been able to leave at least some of the secrecy surrounding this story there was a gag order here apparently and defer this was the case and one cannot confirm it independently from israel but again embarrassing as it is one has to rely on foreign sources if that is true and a gag order was signed by a judge then one would have been subject to prosecution if one were to...
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was one government solution after another to every problem under the sun. it's going to be interesting to see whether republicans -- i mean, this is all focused on the sesequester fight, in my opinio. republicans will stick to their guns and say look, we have to make these cuts. this is something president obama laid down the line so we're not going to do this. >> i wanted to start this, and i hope you folks will indulge me with a bit of humor to make a very serious point. the president was being mapped out at the state of the union address was a recognition of the fact that we don't need to recognize spending. it's not a problem. this said it all to me, the president last night. i want charles' reaction. >> let's be clear. deficit reduction alone is not enough. he wants to make things fair. for him, he would mask it in the economy to try to sell it to the general public. the fact of the matter is his biggest dreams, his biggest desires all have to do with massive spending to level the playing field and the economy is the second after thought. >> you know,
was one government solution after another to every problem under the sun. it's going to be interesting to see whether republicans -- i mean, this is all focused on the sesequester fight, in my opinio. republicans will stick to their guns and say look, we have to make these cuts. this is something president obama laid down the line so we're not going to do this. >> i wanted to start this, and i hope you folks will indulge me with a bit of humor to make a very serious point. the president...
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open capital account that would be supportive for investment and how we're listing is it the russian government will be able to get some of these billions back. is that a possibility or no let's think money comes into an economy when people feel confident about their property rights and there's a decent investment climate and they have a prospect of making money making a good return on their money. and so i think the general problem really i would put somewhat differently not will this particular money that went abroad come back but can russia improve its investment climate so that there's more money coming into russia whether it's owned by russians or own part foreigners so that sort of being we recover mint could see investment rising and growth rising in line with its objectives. and moving on that despite posting the biggest gas reserves in the world russia's gas problem is now in the balkan bosket the company's work has dropped by a third in the past year now the cheapest among the global oil and gas majors touch and she's got all the details. yes it's bad news for russia's gas giant gas p
open capital account that would be supportive for investment and how we're listing is it the russian government will be able to get some of these billions back. is that a possibility or no let's think money comes into an economy when people feel confident about their property rights and there's a decent investment climate and they have a prospect of making money making a good return on their money. and so i think the general problem really i would put somewhat differently not will this...
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the rhyme finders keepers, losers weepers applies to the government, too. transportation security administration found more than a half million dollars in spare change left in check points last year. that is up 45 grand from the year before. the agency says it makes every effort to reunite passengers with items left at the security check points. of 2005, the tsa legally keeps the change. using it on general expenditures. still, some would prefer it go to the uso or passengers rights non-profit. >> baltimore spent $585,000 on a consultant to tell the city how to save money. the "baltimore sun" reports they make three-year projections but had no way to deal with the projected $750 million ten-year budget shortfall. the officials say the projection and the proposals would not be handled in-house because they lack staff and poor experience. the city budget director thinks it was money well spent. finally, president lincoln is known for the pivotal role in eliminating slavery. now it seems the oscar-nominated movie about lincoln has led to the correction of hist
the rhyme finders keepers, losers weepers applies to the government, too. transportation security administration found more than a half million dollars in spare change left in check points last year. that is up 45 grand from the year before. the agency says it makes every effort to reunite passengers with items left at the security check points. of 2005, the tsa legally keeps the change. using it on general expenditures. still, some would prefer it go to the uso or passengers rights non-profit....
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this is more than an issue about government and what government can do for the community. this is about what the community has to do for itself. first and foremost. and if that message resonates with people not only in chicago, but in other cities across the country that are suffering from the same type of youth violence that chicago is, then there is a strong message. this will make a difference. >> juan: matt, i just want to say amen. i think you're exactly right. what took the president so long? matt says he doesn't think it took -- i think it took way too long. the president in his hometown, to connect the dots and say when you have family breakdown, as we've seen in the black community, when you have 70% of black children born out of wedlock, when you see an absence of dads, he spoke about poor fatherhood in our community, in the black community, when he gave the state of the union. but he didn't connect it to the gun issue, in my mind, it's taken too long. judge so long? >> well, i'm glad that he is here. i'm glad that he exacted it. but as matt said, it's really mor
this is more than an issue about government and what government can do for the community. this is about what the community has to do for itself. first and foremost. and if that message resonates with people not only in chicago, but in other cities across the country that are suffering from the same type of youth violence that chicago is, then there is a strong message. this will make a difference. >> juan: matt, i just want to say amen. i think you're exactly right. what took the...
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this was very brave because my government, the canadian government, has been calling me an environmental extremist, a radical, and an enemy of canada. all i want and my people want is to protect this land, the water, and all that is sacred. [applause] this water we're talking about has no color. this water we're talking about is not just water for my own people. it is water for my neighbor ranchers, my neighbor farmers that live next door to me. it is a human issue and that impact everyone. we are all connected. [applause] the alliance has brought our communities together in canada because we have had oil spills. if you have had on oil spills in this country. oil will spill. it's just a matter of when. it spilled in kalamazoo, which i hear cannot be cleaned up. they spilled in alberta, in the territories of the cree, in the northwest territories and the brothers and sisters that i know of from the northwest territories. who can forget exxon valdez? in most recent memory, we had the bp spill on the news day after day, month after month. they hurt the brothers and sisters of the nation tha
this was very brave because my government, the canadian government, has been calling me an environmental extremist, a radical, and an enemy of canada. all i want and my people want is to protect this land, the water, and all that is sacred. [applause] this water we're talking about has no color. this water we're talking about is not just water for my own people. it is water for my neighbor ranchers, my neighbor farmers that live next door to me. it is a human issue and that impact everyone. we...
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campaigning for proposals that warmed the hearts of the left with talk of investing government money. >> making sure that colleges are affordable and accessible to every american. and i believe we attract new jobs to america by any infrastructure. >> for the second straight day, the president's team insisted the array of new initiatives will not add a dime to the deficit. >> nothing i am proposing should increase deficit by a dime. >> healthcare reform will not add a time to deficit. >> top white house aides say the president can cover the new ideas. and pay down the debt. by redirecting existing funds and wiping out tax loopholes and deductions. >> he will pay for this and have deficit reduction beyond paying for proposals. >> the top democrats tell fox in meetings before the "state of the union," white house officials privately said they are planning a multi-weak campaign outside the beltway. they are serve the economy is stalling again. today, new report found retail sales edged up disappointing .1% in january from december. commerce department resealed in december, they restock th
campaigning for proposals that warmed the hearts of the left with talk of investing government money. >> making sure that colleges are affordable and accessible to every american. and i believe we attract new jobs to america by any infrastructure. >> for the second straight day, the president's team insisted the array of new initiatives will not add a dime to the deficit. >> nothing i am proposing should increase deficit by a dime. >> healthcare reform will not add a...
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they may have trouble getting this deal past the government. it would leave only to big box office retailers. the obama administration has been talking tough about enforcing antitrust laws. still to come, the warning from health exerts about a new dangerous sars-like virus. but first, we we come back. tom skilling gets an inside look at how crews de-ice planes during the winter months i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go it's the power of pepto but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. travelinng safely by air during the winter is heavily-dependant on de-icing planes. wgn's chief meteorologist tom skilling learned how the de- icing process works, and who makes the official
they may have trouble getting this deal past the government. it would leave only to big box office retailers. the obama administration has been talking tough about enforcing antitrust laws. still to come, the warning from health exerts about a new dangerous sars-like virus. but first, we we come back. tom skilling gets an inside look at how crews de-ice planes during the winter months i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the...
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while entire portions of our government -- all one half of -- almost one half of our government have no cuts at all. and defense spending increases, i have to tell you, are less than half of what you see in many of the other major spending programs in our government. they haven't -- the base defense budget has not been surging out of control. it's been increasing by the rate of inflation in the last several years. so defense is already, remember -- so defense has already, remember, reduced its budget as part of the first part of the b.c.a., the budget control act last august. that was $487 billion. so this sequester would be an additional $500 billion, should it go through. and it would be acumulative -- and it would be a cumulative reduction over ten years. that is a big reduction. it all terse the ability of the military to function in a way they've been functioning, and it threatens the ability for them to carry out the missions that they've been assigned to carry out today. chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey, said just this week, quote, "if sequestration occurs, it wil
while entire portions of our government -- all one half of -- almost one half of our government have no cuts at all. and defense spending increases, i have to tell you, are less than half of what you see in many of the other major spending programs in our government. they haven't -- the base defense budget has not been surging out of control. it's been increasing by the rate of inflation in the last several years. so defense is already, remember -- so defense has already, remember, reduced its...
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the lation that we focus in on is 14614, that is the bylaw that governs litter pick up in the city. community standards 146400 is the graffiti standards bylaw. our bylaw is unique to other cities in that we don't focus on the definition of graffiti, we focus on whether or not graffiti is considered a nuisance on a property. so the bylaw is written such that it has to fall within the definition of community standards, the nuisance property and therefore we're not ever restricted by a definition and people arguing whether what's on there fits within a specific definition of graffiti, it all falls within whether what is on the building constitutes a nuisance. it also gives strength to it because we don't run into the possibility if somebody says that, well, i want it there because i gave permission to it, permission is not a factor, it's whether or not it's a nuisance property. in canada some jurisdictions have their bylaws such that they can charge taggers with fines for doing graffiti tagging. we don't have any such ordinance in our city. graffiti is managed on the enforcement side a
the lation that we focus in on is 14614, that is the bylaw that governs litter pick up in the city. community standards 146400 is the graffiti standards bylaw. our bylaw is unique to other cities in that we don't focus on the definition of graffiti, we focus on whether or not graffiti is considered a nuisance on a property. so the bylaw is written such that it has to fall within the definition of community standards, the nuisance property and therefore we're not ever restricted by a definition...
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>> yes, the government announced an evaluation while chavez was away. they said that was a decision that was consulled with them. of course it was a decision that many experts thought that the government might put off for a bit longer precisely because it is rather controversial decision that was criticized by the main opposition leader. >> suarez: did the prices of oil consumer goods immediately rise once that evaluation was announced? >> no, they didn't. and the reason for that is a bit complicated. but it's basic allegation that the government is sort of easing in to the devaluation by allowing some purchases of certain goods that were already approved through the government currency agency for a limited time because they were already approved that those purchases can be made and those dollars can be made available. that is lessening somewhat the immediate impact on inflation although inflation is already at 22% and most economists say they think it's likely to be pushed higher as a result of the devaluation. >> suarez: who would you say is really ru
>> yes, the government announced an evaluation while chavez was away. they said that was a decision that was consulled with them. of course it was a decision that many experts thought that the government might put off for a bit longer precisely because it is rather controversial decision that was criticized by the main opposition leader. >> suarez: did the prices of oil consumer goods immediately rise once that evaluation was announced? >> no, they didn't. and the reason for...
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did anyone get in touch with the libya government to get help. white house said no, not that night but the following. september 12th after the u.s. ambassador and three other mirns met their deathings. it turns out former secretary of state clinton and mr. obama spoke to each other during the attack but neither involved the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joint chiefs. after a regularly scheduled half hour briefing in the late afternoon, both men were basically out of the loop while bengazi burned for eight hours. the republican strategy to find out answers is bound up with confirmation hearings for chuck hagel, the president's nomination of secretary -- john brennan. republicans have been successful in holding off both votes until after they return from risess on february twoifth. the new york time calls it political score settling. but bengazi is very much in the running for scandal status a nation fails to defend its citizens, it is time to take a hard look who is in church. clearly perturbed president obama said it is unfortunate
did anyone get in touch with the libya government to get help. white house said no, not that night but the following. september 12th after the u.s. ambassador and three other mirns met their deathings. it turns out former secretary of state clinton and mr. obama spoke to each other during the attack but neither involved the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joint chiefs. after a regularly scheduled half hour briefing in the late afternoon, both men were basically out of the loop while...
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. >> more government isn't going to help you get ahead. it's going to hold you back. >> the republican response as the president hits the road with an agenda sure to have an uphill battle. >>> for better or worse, one moment in particular is getting a lot of attention. rubio reached off camera for a small bottle of water and that impromptu and awkward water break drew thousands of reactions on twitter. >>> pope benedict is presiding over what is believed to be his final mass on this ash wednesday. nbc's chris jansing is live on phone now inside the vatican where the general audience is listening to pope benedict. good morning. >> good morning. i just seconds stepped out from that audience. i can tell you when the pope made his appearance, the reaction was absolutely ecstatic. he walked without help to the chair and now for several minutes has been reading a statement which is traditional at these audiences saying that he decided to step down for the good of the church and thanking people for their prayers. this is the first of two appearan
. >> more government isn't going to help you get ahead. it's going to hold you back. >> the republican response as the president hits the road with an agenda sure to have an uphill battle. >>> for better or worse, one moment in particular is getting a lot of attention. rubio reached off camera for a small bottle of water and that impromptu and awkward water break drew thousands of reactions on twitter. >>> pope benedict is presiding over what is believed to be his...
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we were created by congress to govern. we were created to help govern the nation. this is what brings us to our hearing today. we will focus on the impact of the sequester. i think it is a bad idea. it is bad policy. it is a bad economic policy. it is bad governing policy. i really do not like it. it is working with the leadership to be able to find a way to avoid the sequester in the hopes that a higher power find a way for the nine years that it is mandated. what we hope to accomplish today is to take a look at the impacts if the sequester happens for the american people. thank you for everyone coming. we thank you for speaking about defense. it has been well heard and well spoken. we look toward to hearing from you, secretary napolitano. in the u.s. military, military, those who wear the uniform, will be protected in the sequester, and they should. there are others that need to be protected. what is the impact of them? and also the future of the country, the ability to -- the middle class. this is where secretary donovan, we want to talk to about housing and the
we were created by congress to govern. we were created to help govern the nation. this is what brings us to our hearing today. we will focus on the impact of the sequester. i think it is a bad idea. it is bad policy. it is a bad economic policy. it is bad governing policy. i really do not like it. it is working with the leadership to be able to find a way to avoid the sequester in the hopes that a higher power find a way for the nine years that it is mandated. what we hope to accomplish today...
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in addition the major shortcomings of the government of afghanistan in delivering governance, fighting corruption creates political and economic instability that could exacerbate the challenges in the 2014 transition. in addition to afghanistan sense, as can -- contend with when the most difficult issues in our security debate, the threat posed by iran in pursuit of its nuclear program. as the centcom commander general austin will be at the tip of the spear with regard to preparing militarily for the detention of an armed conflict with iran. he shares the presence view that all options must be some remaining on the table. including its relentless pursuit of its stability fomenting the violence through proxies such as hamas and hezbollah and through its own covert activities in the region. already destabilizing events in syria, yemen gaza egypt and sudan are made worse by iraq spending and supply of terrorist organizations seeking to undermine governments to spark further conflict among sectarian and tribal groups. centcom has a critical role to play in leading efforts across the region
in addition the major shortcomings of the government of afghanistan in delivering governance, fighting corruption creates political and economic instability that could exacerbate the challenges in the 2014 transition. in addition to afghanistan sense, as can -- contend with when the most difficult issues in our security debate, the threat posed by iran in pursuit of its nuclear program. as the centcom commander general austin will be at the tip of the spear with regard to preparing militarily...
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central banks create inflation and governments don't have to default on their debt. stuart: you're right on there. >> and about the price-- >> markets anticipate and i think you're right, everybody's printing, and everybody's printing money, you're right on that. there's no question about it. but markets anticipate. why isn't the gold market anticipating the inflation? why not? i mean, gold is-- >> and i don't think that markets have done a very good job of anticipating anything. you remember during the housing bubble. real estate prices kept rising, and mortgage prices were rising in value and the housing public. the collapse was around the corner and markets didn't anticipate any of that. i think that the markets are blind sided because so many people don't understand the dynamics and doing the wrong thing. eventually reality is going to catch up with the markets and then the markets are going to react in a big way. >> okay. i believe on this program you said, and this was a few years ago, i think you said that sooner or later, a house is going to be worth less tha
central banks create inflation and governments don't have to default on their debt. stuart: you're right on there. >> and about the price-- >> markets anticipate and i think you're right, everybody's printing, and everybody's printing money, you're right on that. there's no question about it. but markets anticipate. why isn't the gold market anticipating the inflation? why not? i mean, gold is-- >> and i don't think that markets have done a very good job of anticipating...
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. >> let's agree to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> the president said it is time to fix immigration, u.s. immigration, and cyber security along with the gun violence. another victim of violent crime. >> the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek, tucson, and the countless other communities deserve a simple vote. >> the republican response, marco rubio rejected the president's call for new government programs, saying the best way to help the economy is to reduce the size of the economy. >> his solution to every problem we face is for washington to tax more and spend more. that is an old idea that has failed every time we have tried. >> while the president has focused on domestic calls -- policy, he did call to end and in its involvement in afghanistan by 2014. he said afghanistan is a shadow -- al qaeda is a shadow of itself but still a threat. >> thank you. aside from the economy the debate over gun control. people t
. >> let's agree to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> the president said it is time to fix immigration, u.s. immigration, and cyber security along with the gun violence. another victim of violent crime. >> the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek, tucson, and the countless other communities deserve a simple...
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the president wants more government. he wants more government spending. on the list, universal pre-school, 50 billion dollars worth of road and bridge building, a green energy security trust fund. he said we could grow through government action and it will not raise the deficit one dime senator rubio responded with the exact opposite. free enterprise would result in prosperity for everyone and the senator, addressing president, i don't oppose your plan because i want to protect the rich. i oppose your plan because i want to protect my neighbors. election 2016 began last night. "varney & company" is about to begin and i tell you now stocks could hit a record high very could hit a record high very soon. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on sit now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. but t
the president wants more government. he wants more government spending. on the list, universal pre-school, 50 billion dollars worth of road and bridge building, a green energy security trust fund. he said we could grow through government action and it will not raise the deficit one dime senator rubio responded with the exact opposite. free enterprise would result in prosperity for everyone and the senator, addressing president, i don't oppose your plan because i want to protect the rich. i...
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. >> more government isn't going to help you get ahead. >> reporter: the republican response as the president hits a road with jaend sure to face an uphill battle in washington. president obama condemn north korea nuclear test. >>> another mardi gras comes to an end in new orleans. cloudy skies and threats of rain did not dampen the spirits of party goers. it caps months of celebrations that began back on january 19th and also included the super bowl a week ago. >> pope benedict celebrated ash wednesday at the vatican. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi made his first public appearance since his announcement he's going abdicate at the end of february. he made that appearance during a general audience with thousands of people greeting him and chanting his name. he said thank you very much everybody for your prayers and thoughts and explained he thought long and hard about his decision and he said that he thinks that decision to abdicate is good for the church. on wednesday he'll preside over a mass for ash wednesday. on the 27th of february, the day before he abdicates he'll hold a general audienc
. >> more government isn't going to help you get ahead. >> reporter: the republican response as the president hits a road with jaend sure to face an uphill battle in washington. president obama condemn north korea nuclear test. >>> another mardi gras comes to an end in new orleans. cloudy skies and threats of rain did not dampen the spirits of party goers. it caps months of celebrations that began back on january 19th and also included the super bowl a week ago. >>...
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it was the largest and most expensive government project ever but unleashed 100 years of economic trade. so we have to think in those large terms. if we do, we can do things. if we believe we are entirely constrained, we can't do much. >> jake we are learning that staff sergeant clint romesha who you have featured in document y documentaries not attending the state of the union tonight. >> reporter: former staff sergeant told me that it's an ain't credible honor to be invited as guest of the first lady but after accepting the invitation, doing soul searching he decided he'd rather spend that time with his fellow troops and with his family. today's his and his wife, tammy, 13th wedding anniversary. he wants to be with her, with their extended family and a lot of the guys who he served not only afghanistan but iraq, guys made the trip here i should say. they had flights donated by american airlines, southwest, jetblue, they had hotels donated by best western, they are here, celebrating with him. they are reunited and decided after soul searching he'd rather spend time with his buddies and
it was the largest and most expensive government project ever but unleashed 100 years of economic trade. so we have to think in those large terms. if we do, we can do things. if we believe we are entirely constrained, we can't do much. >> jake we are learning that staff sergeant clint romesha who you have featured in document y documentaries not attending the state of the union tonight. >> reporter: former staff sergeant told me that it's an ain't credible honor to be invited as...
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he could not even say that the $200,000 he received did not come directly from a foreign government and the question this committee asked, have you been paid directly by a foreign government, i would suggest it is every bit as relevant to know if that $200,000 that he's disclosed came from a foreign government -- it may be perfectly appropriate. we might conclude that it was benign, it was reasonable, but it is at a minimum relevant to know if that $200,000 he deposited in his bank account came directly from saudi arabia, came directly from north korea. >> in his 1953 hearing to investigate the voice of america for communist intill stration, senator mccarthy tried to discredit state department employee reid harris, insinuating his choice of legal representative 20 years earlier made him suspect. let's listen. >> civil liberties union provide you with an attorney at that time? >> i had money offers of attorneys and one was from the american civil liberties union, yes. >> the question is did the civil liberties union supply you with an attorney? >> they did supply an attorney. >> the answ
he could not even say that the $200,000 he received did not come directly from a foreign government and the question this committee asked, have you been paid directly by a foreign government, i would suggest it is every bit as relevant to know if that $200,000 that he's disclosed came from a foreign government -- it may be perfectly appropriate. we might conclude that it was benign, it was reasonable, but it is at a minimum relevant to know if that $200,000 he deposited in his bank account came...
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so did florida senator marco rubio in the republican response, but the gop demands smaller government. >> that's why i hope the president will abandon his obsession with raising taxes and instead, work with us to achieve real growth in our economy. >> reporter: in fact, big partisan battles lie just ahead. in two weeks drastic automatic spending cuts strike unless the two sides can finally cut a deal on spending and tacks. from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman, nbc news. >>> four words, one in particular from senator rubio getting a lot of attention. near the end of the speech, rubio reached off camera for a small bit of water. it grew reaction on twitter. >>> cloudy skies and rain didn't dampen the spirits of revelers during mardi gras. it caps months of celebrations that began back on january 19th and also included the super bowl a week ago. >>> and the end of mardi gras ushers lent season with pope benedict leaving the church. nbc's chris jansing is inside the vatican where the audience with the pope is about to get under way. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to yo
so did florida senator marco rubio in the republican response, but the gop demands smaller government. >> that's why i hope the president will abandon his obsession with raising taxes and instead, work with us to achieve real growth in our economy. >> reporter: in fact, big partisan battles lie just ahead. in two weeks drastic automatic spending cuts strike unless the two sides can finally cut a deal on spending and tacks. from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman, nbc news....
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our government has a ton of debt. it to apply for credit and you have too much debt, you can get turned down. why is it that we have a government that is in trillions of dollars of debt but yet they can continue to borrow money? why is it that this government does not take into consideration people who lost their homes, lost their jobs? if you lose your job, you can get credit but they're going to charge you 7% or 80%. sometimes i think the whole credit system is a scam -- 17% or 18%. sometimes i think the whole credit system is a scam. guest: where your credit rating is and what is being reported in your credit report can have a major impact. i think that goes to the importance of checking your credit reports regarding the debt and government -- reports. regarding the debt and government, that is a good point. host: 8 wheat -- a tweet -- guest: that is a misunderstanding. under the law, the fact that a department store or other creditor has checked an application for a credit card or other line of credit should not a
our government has a ton of debt. it to apply for credit and you have too much debt, you can get turned down. why is it that we have a government that is in trillions of dollars of debt but yet they can continue to borrow money? why is it that this government does not take into consideration people who lost their homes, lost their jobs? if you lose your job, you can get credit but they're going to charge you 7% or 80%. sometimes i think the whole credit system is a scam -- 17% or 18%. sometimes...
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[applause] right here to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> we'll have a live report coming up at 5:30. >> president obama condemned north korea at the address. he says this is a u.s. threat. further action against north korea is being pledged. china is denouncing the test. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. so far so good. 60 miles per hour on 795. so far so good on the north and west side of the beltway. 95, 65 traveling southbound from havre de grace. traffic without delay down to the 895 split and into the harbor tunnel. 55 miles per hour on 295. 63 on 97 at 100. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good. temperatures in the upper 20's and low 30's. it will be driving this morning. probably a mix of light rain and snow this afternoon with a high near 43. there could be some accumulating snow tonight. >> thank you. 5:12. >> staying inside and give your friends their ticket
[applause] right here to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> we'll have a live report coming up at 5:30. >> president obama condemned north korea at the address. he says this is a u.s. threat. further action against north korea is being pledged. china is denouncing the test. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on...
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, but we absolutely have to govern in reality. and what the math shows is that mandatory spending, which, as i said, is on autopilot, continues to squeeze the federal government and the federal budget to a point where we're going to face a greece-style fiscal crisis if washington continues to punt on the hard decisions that have to be made. mandatory spending comprise roughly 60% of federal spending in fiscal year 2012. and if you look at the big drivers of mandatory spending -- medicare, medicaid, social security alone -- represented 40% of that total, again, according to the congressional budget office. now, congress and the administration have an opportunity in the coming months to reform these entitlement programs not only to get this country back on a more sustainable fiscal track but also to save and protect these programs not only for current retirees but for future generations of americans as well. and that's why i was disappointed last night that the president in his state of the union address failed to lay out a plan to
, but we absolutely have to govern in reality. and what the math shows is that mandatory spending, which, as i said, is on autopilot, continues to squeeze the federal government and the federal budget to a point where we're going to face a greece-style fiscal crisis if washington continues to punt on the hard decisions that have to be made. mandatory spending comprise roughly 60% of federal spending in fiscal year 2012. and if you look at the big drivers of mandatory spending -- medicare,...
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government loans do. government loans allow you to consolidate. sometimes they take into consideration the job you end up with in life. sometimes there's forgiveness of government student loans. it is a much more flexible low-cost program than private student loans. sometimes students will need private student loans but for-profit colleges are using these loans for another reason. they encourage students to take out private loans at least in part because private loans allow these schools to continue to get more federal funds. it is a complicated formula, but in order to get the maximum amount of federal dollars, the for-profit schools push kids into private loans, even when they're skill eligible for the -- they're still eligible for the better government loans. the rule i am talking about is the 90-10 rule that requires for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of revenue from sources other than the federal government. madam president, if you took the federal money we send to for-profit schools in america -- roughly $32 billion a year -- if you
government loans do. government loans allow you to consolidate. sometimes they take into consideration the job you end up with in life. sometimes there's forgiveness of government student loans. it is a much more flexible low-cost program than private student loans. sometimes students will need private student loans but for-profit colleges are using these loans for another reason. they encourage students to take out private loans at least in part because private loans allow these schools to...